Month: March 2016

The first day of spring is now behind us and with that things begin to come to life – flowers bloom, babies are born, and eggs hatch. Thanks to the handy work of rangers around the Park Service we are now able to watch some of these exciting events live on Webcams. Social media came…

We are slowly but surely checking off our ’20 Must Do Hikes in 2016′ this year and are in the midst of planning what is shaping up to be an exciting year on the trail. Plans for this September include putting on some major mileage in Glacier National Park. Glacier boasts more than 700 miles…

At the very northern tip of Minnesota’s North Shore area of Lake Superior lies Grand Portage National Monument. Commemorating the fur trading relationship between the Ojibwe people and the North West Company in the late 1700’s, Grand Portage allows visitors step back to a unique time in the history of a new nation. The “portage”…

Question: What do all travelers chasing a visit to each of the 418 units in the National Park Service have in common? Answer: We are natural-born collectors. For many of us, the goodies we collect at each National Park Service unit are just as exciting as the visit itself. Collections capture the memories and later…

The 2016 National Park Service Centennial celebrations are underway at park units around the country. Special hikes, history talks, and ranger programs are some of the many ways that park supporters are gathering together to commemorate the centennial. One of the more unique celebrations ParkChasers has encountered so far is the National Park Service Centennial…

Wyoming is home to Yellowstone, America’s first National Park. It also has 6 other units in the National Park Service and 1 affiliated site. Here’s our list to help you plan to visit all the National Park Service sites in Wyoming! Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area NPS website The Yellowtail Dam in Montana created…

When the 2015 national park visitation statistics came out, one of the parks that saw the largest increase in visitors was Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. More than 4.16 million people visited Rocky Mountain last year. Many of those visitors reported hiking one of the many alpine trails in the park. Rocky is famous…